'''Readers are encouraged to avoid this game ''entirely.'' It has been accused of being a spyware program in disguise.'''
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* FollowTheLeader:
** The now-seemingly defunct ''Caesary'', which was ''Evony'' [-[[JustForFun/RecycledInSpace IN ANCIENT ROME!]]-] It even followed through on a similar ad campaign built on [[LadyNotAppearingInThisGame misleading]] SexSells advertisements saying "One Click for a [[APartyAlsoKnownAsAnOrgy Roman Orgy]]! Click Now!"
** ''World of Lordcraft'' is another, even right down to the sexy ad campaign.
** Another popular knockoff is ''[=War2=]'', set in World War II. There are several variants: ''The Stratagems'', ''Glory'', and ''Dawn of Nations''. ''The Stratagems'' has the quirk of censoring ''Evony''[='s=] name out of its in-game chat.
** Several other games, such as ''Glory of Rome'', ''Galaxy Online'', ''Global Warfare'', ''Napoleonic Wars'', ''Wartune'', and ''Samurai Dynasty'' use the same basic engine and game concepts though set in different eras ranging from the Roman Empire to the far future. ''Wartune'' also has a similar ad campaign to ''Evony''[='=]s in advertising it as a porn game.
** ''Battledawn'' is an interesting entry into the category in that you can choose from "fantasy, modern, or futuristic" eras to play in, though not much changes aside from reskins and resources used to build things. Said eras are completely separate, but one can play in all three at once if they so wish. The game "ends" every month, with the goal being to be the one to research then push the [[NukeEm Big Red Button]] before anyone else.
** ''League of Angels'' has animated ads featuring boob-tastic footage lifted from other games (such as ''VideoGame/DeadOrAlive'') and even MMD videos (like [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ub-6KULMnaw this one]]), and, on certain sites, even outright pornography lifted from various sources, none of which appear ingame.
* ReferencedBy: One ''VideoGame/AdventureQuest'' ad featured a silhouette of a muscular male hero... and when the lights turned on, he turned out to be wearing nothing but his underwear. At that point, a skimpily-dressed elf popped out from the side of the frame and asked: "Pants, m'Lord?"
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'''Readers are encouraged to avoid this game ''entirely.'' It has been accused of being a spyware program in disguise.'''
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